Mail-box support



Jan. 27, 1931. M. TRIMMER MAIL BOX SUPPORT Filed March 14, 1929 JmtozML, Tr zm men Patented Jan. 27, 1931 MosEs' LERQ TRIMMER, on. cnn cmssonmz "nnrmaox surronr Application filed March 14, 1929." serial no.34 7, 071,

This invention relates to the classof supports and pertains particularlyto an 1mproved type of support for receptacles, such for example asmailboxes and the like.

5 The primary object of the presentinven tion is to provide an improvedmail box supporting post, having means associated therewith whereby itwill be prevented from tilting in the earth in which it is set. x

Another object of the invention is to provide a mail box support whereinis employed an upright member and a horizontal member, the horizontalmember being designed for the support of a mail box and having pivotalconnection with the upright member, by means of which it can be swung toone side or the other thereof, as necessary, centering means beingemployed for normally holding the members in a particular relation. 7 1i A still further object of the invention'is to provide a mail boxsupport which may be readily adjusted vertically to raise or lower thebox, and wherein horizontal adjustment of a portion of the'structuresupporting the box may be made with relation to a ground engagingsupporting member.

' The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing .detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part'of this specification, with theunderstanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strictcon-formitywith the showing of i the drawing but may be changed ormodified so long as such changes or modifications mark no materialdeparture from the salient features of the invention asexpressed-in'tlie appendedclaiinsr I r ,Inthe drawing Figure 1 is a sideelevational View of the mail box supporting structure embodying thepresent invention; I I V Figure 2 is a plan View of the bearing n1em-.bers connecting the supporting post and horizontal bar; I Figure 3 is asectional view taken upon the line 3 3 of Figure 1; r g V Figure 4 is adetailed view of the lower 'lowerblo'ck passes through the ribs18.

portion eof ithe supporting .post showing the i v anchor:membersinasideelevation W Referring to the drawing in detailwherein-like numeralscf reference indicate corresponding partsthroughoutthe'l several v1eWs, -the.-numera-l 1 indicates a-post mem V bendesignedto be I mounted .in vertical positiOniinthe-earth, thealower endiofthe.post havingsecured thereto atzopp-osite points, the anchor platesor1shield's2 and 3',- arrangedrinuso different :vertical planes, inthe"manner ShOWILa': i

.As isaalso clearlyshown; each ofithese plates "isslightly" curvedtransversely, the concave face of each being positioned against thesupc5porting post; In thisim-anner, when the post is in position and theplates 2 and 3are below the: surface-:of theigroun'd, the;- swaying ortilting of the post will be prevented. 7

Adjacent itsupper "end, thepost'l: hasad- 70 gjustab-ly secured ithereto a;; pair of: bearing blocks 5 4 and 5; the block 4 having 1asingle passage thereth-rough, as. indicated at- 6,

through which the post 1 passesja'nd'carry inga set-screw 7 Which-bearsagainst the post 75 to prevent'the movement of this block therei on."Formed-transversely of'the' upper and l'owerzfacesof the block a arethe-."ribs 8, the uppenone OffWhiCll is designed to position in a recess9 formed transversely of the adj a- 3 centandrunderfaceoffthe upperblock5, in the n-ranner'shown', to hold these blocksin a- Predeterminedrelation; I I

' [he :upper'block- 5 of the bearing members is va-lso provided withapassage ffor*the"ex-' tension thcrethrough ofthe post 1, this pas- Vsage being indicated by the numeral 10', and j asrshown," thispassage-passes through the groove-J9, the same 'asithe passagei6i'in theWI w'One-Sidecfthe upper'block 5 projects slightly beyond; the lowerblock and"; has formed therethrou'gh; a second; passage; as

indicated at111:;Thisipassage" extends at right-angles to the passage-10; and isde'signed' to receivefo-ne-endzofa horizontal'bar 12, whichbargisadjustab'ly held-therein by a set e screw- 13-lv c v Thev outer:end of. the} horizontal i' b'ar '12 is provided w thsuitables pp rti grac e s14 and 15 for the support of the letter box 16 and package box17, in the manner shown.

When the present mail box supporting structure is set up for use, thepost 1 may be positioned in the usual manner adjacent a roadway with thebox supporting arm 12 extending outwardly therefrom at right angles tothe road, so that the boxes 16 and17 may be easily reached from avehicle. inthe road. The tongue and groove connection be: tween thebearing blocks 4 and 5 serves to normally maintain the arm and post inthe. position described, but will permit of the arm 12 being rotatedabout thepostas the outer end of the bar is struck. It will be readilyseen that when the bar 12 is rotated the block 5 will ride up uponthe'rib 8 of the underlying block and swing about the post; 1.

From the foregoing descriptlon it will" also be readily apparent thattheblock4 maybe easily raised or lowered uponthe post 1 and mentionedpassage, an article supporting arm slidably extended through the secondpassage of said upper body, a pair of set screws one Iii-testimonywhereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

Moses L. TRIMMER.

the bar 12 maybe shifted through the block Y 5, as desired, to increaseor decrea'se the distance between the post and the boxes carried uponthe outer end of the bar. a i I I 'tha construc- J It will be seen alsothattion of thecharacter described, a number-of upon the p0st"1, oneabove the other, to support a plurality ofbox carrying arms so that ione post may be employed fOI carrying a number of mail boxes. a s 7Having descrlbed-my invent on, what-I cla1m1s:-'-J

bodies disposed'in superposed: relation and having aligned bores for thepassageof: said i post therethrough, one of said bodies having the faceabutting the other body provided 1 with a transverse rib, the other bodyhaving i the face opposing said ribprovided with a transverse grooveforthe' reception of therib, said passagesv of the bodles passingthrough the rib and the groove, theupper one of said bodies having asecond'pass'age formed therethrough ina plane at right angles to-thefirst junits similar to'the-unit' 10 may be placed 1 i mentionedpassage, an article supporting arm slidably extended through the secondpassage of said-upper body,andmeans for'detachably securing the lowerone of the bodies to the post. i

'2. Ina support of the characterdescribed, I I

vertically-mounted-post; a pair ofblock bodies disposed insuperposedrelation and 7 having aligned bores for the passage of saidposttherethrough,one of said bodies having the face abutting, the lotherbody provided I with a transverse rib, the other body having theface'opposing saidrib providedwith a transverse groove for thereceptionof the rib, said passages of the bodies'passing-through the rib and thegroove,'the upper one of said l bodies'having a second passagefo'rmedthere- I through in'a plane atright angles' 'to the first

